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Accredited Drug Testing provides thorough hair follicle drug assessments in Cherokee, Kansas. If you're seeking a hair or alcohol test, our specialty lies in hair examinations, with facilities in every city across the nation equipped for such tests. Typically, 1.5 to 2 inches of head or body hair is necessary. Hair examinations can screen for drugs, alcohol/ETG, or offer other custom solutions.
Recent trends show drug testing increasingly utilizes hair follicle techniques. Many employers, legal systems, and Substance Abuse experts favor this over traditional urine analysis. It benefits companies with zero-tolerance policies and judiciary processes. The main advantage of hair analyses is an extended detection window, usually up to 90 days, observed during collection and resistant to tampering. Still, for usage detection in the past five days, urine tests remain unmatched.
Accredited Drug Testing provides thorough hair follicle drug assessments in Cherokee, Kansas. If you're seeking a hair or alcohol test, our specialty lies in hair examinations, with facilities in every city across the nation equipped for such tests. Typically, 1.5 to 2 inches of head or body hair is necessary. Hair examinations can screen for drugs, alcohol/ETG, or offer other custom solutions.
Recent trends show drug testing increasingly utilizes hair follicle techniques. Many employers, legal systems, and Substance Abuse experts favor this over traditional urine analysis. It benefits companies with zero-tolerance policies and judiciary processes. The main advantage of hair analyses is an extended detection window, usually up to 90 days, observed during collection and resistant to tampering. Still, for usage detection in the past five days, urine tests remain unmatched.
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Hair testing has gained recognition as a formidable technique for detecting drug and alcohol consumption. Hair provides an extended timeline of alcohol and drug use by encasing biomarkers within its growing fibers. When collected near the scalp, hair offers nearly a 3-month period of detection for alcohol and drugs. Hair collection is straightforward, difficult to tamper with, and easily transported.
A 1.5-inch segment comprising about 200 strands (comparable to a #2 pencil thickness) from the scalp yields 100mg of hair, sufficient for both screening and confirmation. For EtG, additional panels, and tests exceeding 10 panels, a 150mg sample is advisable. It's best to weigh the sample using a jeweler's scale. In the absence of scalp hair, an equivalent amount of body hair can be used. "Head hair" pertains exclusively to scalp hair, while "body hair" encompasses all other hair types, such as facial and axillary hair.
Process Overview
The laboratory process for drug test results encompasses four key steps: Accessioning, Screening, Extraction, and Confirmation.
Accessioning signifies the first stage of integrating a sample into the lab's system. This step checks that the sample is sealed and shipped correctly, assigns a unique LAN (Laboratory Accessioning Number), and completes any pending data entry absent from an electronic chain of custody.
Screening acts as an initial, rapid assay for drug abuse. Though cost-effective for excluding drug usage in most samples, any positive screen must undergo confirmation for legal admissibility. Samples with a preliminary positive result in Screening require further confirmation.
If a sample tests presumptively positive during Screening, additional hair from the original sample is prepared for Extraction. Here, drug extraction occurs at a substantially lower concentration compared to other methods (i.e., urine or oral fluid), showcasing hair drug screening as the most challenging methodology to perform.
Confirmation of any positive screening is performed through GC/MS, GC/MS/MS, or LC/MS/MS. Prior to confirmation, all presumptive positive samples are washed if necessary. The full lab procedure from Accessioning to Confirmation is reviewed under both the CAP (College of American Pathologists) Hair guidelines and the ISO / IEC 17025 accreditation standards.
Advantages of hair drug testing:
Limitations:
Note: Despite common reference as "hair follicle tests", this test examines the hair strand, not the follicle beneath the scalp.
Why Hair Follicle Testing Beats Urine Testing
Extended Detection Window
Tamper-Resistant Testing Method
Convenient Nationwide Testing Locations and Local Locations
Simple, Confidential Process
Affordable Pricing and Fast Turnaround
Fast, Accurate, and Reliable Results
Compliance and Peace of Mind for Employers
With its multidisciplinary nature, hair testing brings together researchers, scientists, and experts from various domains to develop innovative techniques, explore new methodologies, and address emerging concerns, responding to the ever-evolving challenges of drug abuse, therapeutic drug monitoring, and environmental exposures to pollutants.
The joint meeting of the Society of Hair Testing (SoHT) and the Italian Group of Forensic Toxicologists (GTFI) was organized in Verona, June 8–10, 2022, and hosted by the Legal Medicine team of the Verona University Hospital, directed by Franco Tagliaro together with Federica Bortolotti and Rossella Gottardo.
It served as a prominent platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration, facilitating groundbreaking advancements in hair testing and analysis. In this special issue of Drug Testing and Analysis, we aim to showcase the remarkable manuscripts presented at this significant event, shedding light on the latest research and highlighting the future directions in this field.
Novel Analytical Techniques: The Verona meeting witnessed the unveiling of cutting-edge analytical techniques, offering enhanced sensitivity, selectivity, and accuracy for drug testing. Remarkable advancements in sample preparation, detection, and identification of drug compounds have been presented. The manuscripts in this section presented novel approaches, such as multianalyte methods and on-line preparation which can enable rapid analysis and improve thorough forensic investigations.
Biomarkers and Pharmacokinetics: The identification and validation of reliable biomarkers and pharmacokinetic studies are fundamental aspects of drug testing and analysis. The impact of hair treatments on the oxidation/decomposition of drugs in hair was also explored, as the long-term fate of drugs incorporated in the keratin matrix. Furthermore, the SoHT meeting in Verona featured research on the identification and quantification of alcohol abuse biomarkers, their stability, and their correlation with exposure and other biomarkers.
Forensic Applications and Interpretation: One of the vital objectives of hair testing is its application in forensic investigations and legal proceedings. The SoHT meeting in Verona emphasized the significance of rigorous interpretation of analytical results and the need for standardized protocols. Manuscripts in this section present advancements in forensic toxicology, and have explored the challenges posed by emerging designer drugs and strategies to combat their proliferation. The pitfalls encountered when the exogenous/endogenous nature of a substance is questioned were presented and discussed. The special issue presents also manuscripts that delve into the ethical implications of drug testing in drug facilitated sexual assaults.
Clinical Applications of hair testing are witnessed by the insight on environmental tobacco smoke exposure, assessed by hair analysis in a population of students and the study of in utero-exposure to drugs of abuse through neonatal hair analysis. Exposure to drugs was also important in cases of child abuse/neglect, when the clinical purpose of hair testing merge with its forensic applications.
The legal framework surrounding hair testing and the achievement of guidelines to ensure fairness, accuracy, and confidentiality in drug testing practices have also been discussed,and the SoHT consensus on general hair testing and testing for drugs of abuse was presented at the meeting and published as a Letter to the Editor.
In conclusion, the special issue of Drug Testing and Analysis, featuring manuscripts from the SoHT–GTFI meeting in Verona 2022, reflects the remarkable advancements achieved in this field. The manuscripts provide valuable insights into novel analytical techniques, biomarkers, pharmacokinetics, forensic applications, and ethical considerations. As we embrace these advancements, we pave the way for a safer, healthier society, where drug testing and analysis serve as powerful tools in protecting public health and maintaining integrity in various sectors. The research presented in this special issue will undoubtedly shape the future of drug testing and analysis, fostering collaboration and inspiring further innovation in this crucial area of scientific inquiry.
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